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Remembering the sporting news of April, May and June

Remember April 2008:  Munster beat Gloucester in Heineken Cup quarter-final and then cling on later in the month to edge past…

Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00

Remember April2008:  Munster beat Gloucester in Heineken Cup quarter-final and then cling on later in the month to edge past Alan Gaffney's Saracens at the Ricoh Arena in the semi-final. Toulouse's win over London Irish sets up a mouth-watering final in Cardiff.

• Derry beat Kerry 2-13 to 2-9 in the NFL final, while Tipperary triumph over Galway in the hurling decider.

• Darren Clarke ends a five-year spell without a win on the European Tour by claiming victory in the Asian Open at Shanghai.

• Joe Calzaghe takes a split decision win over Bernard Hopkins to nudge his unbeaten record to 45-0.

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• Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge as the race for the English Premiership title goes down to the wire. United full back Patrice Evra alleges racial abuse as he warms down after game.

• South Africa's Trevor Immelman claims a three-shot victory over Tiger Woods to win his first major, the US Masters at Augusta.

• Kildare jockey Timmy Murphy steers Comply Or Die to victory in the Aintree Grand National. Ryanair's Michael O'Leary is celebrating when Hear The Echo wins the Irish Grand National.

• Damien McGrane wins the China Open.

Remember May2008

• Declan Kidney is appointed coach to the Ireland rugby team.

• Johnny Murtagh teams up with Aidan O'Brien, a lucrative jockey/trainer partnership that leads to 23 Group One victories. The pair combine as Henrythenavigator wins the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas while Halfway To Heaven wins the 1,000 Guineas.

• Richard Finch falls into the river Maigue, but still manages to win the Irish Open at Adare Manor.

• Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties in Moscow to win the Uefa Champions League and in doing so claimed a double as the Red Devils also held off their London rivals to win the English Premiership title.

• Munster win a second Heineken Cup, beating Toulouse 16-13 in a gripping final at the Millennium Stadium.

• Peter Lawrie wins the Spanish Open in Seville.

• Kerry beat Kildare to win the All-Ireland Under-21 football title.

• Leinster win the Magners League and Cork Constitution claim the AIB League Division One crown.

• Celtic claim the Scottish Premiership.

• Portsmouth win the FA Cup.

Remember June2008

• Trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Johnny Murtagh combine to have six winners at the Royal Ascot festival.

• Fernando Torres (right) and Spain beat Germany 1-0 to win Euro 2008.

• Cork beat Kerry to win the Munster Football final while Kilkenny beat Wexford in the Leinster Hurling decider.

• Frozen Fire wins the Irish Derby at the Curragh.

• Tiger Woods wins the US Open on one leg and promptly heads off to have surgery on a cruciate knee ligament injury.

• Rafael Nadal humiliates Roger Federer in a one-sided French Open final, while Ana Ivanovic takes the women's crown at Roland Garros.

• Ireland lose 21-11 to New Zealand and 18-12 to Australia on their summer rugby tour.

•Kevin Manning pilots New Approach to win the Epsom Derby.